Motorbot x Koibito :::

Got this last year and never really have shown it off, so here:
MOTORBOT Mech-Koi #1

Koibito is my all-time fave (see image below of my Koibito collection).

I love seeing customs like this - great looking motorbot you've got Mendez!

Nice! I really should hunt out a bronze one. Doc A did a SICK CUSTOM...

Thats a pretty sick custom.

Dok A's customs are so bad ass! I'd love one of his customs pieces to display. They generally run 400-600 if im not mistaken.

love the Doc A! looks like the kobito was made for the custom.

any idea how much a SDCC bronze would cost now?

There used to be one on ebay for $500 - $600 if I'm not mistaken. I'm really not sure how much they're worth in reality. It does look really nice - and has a great smell!

haha, like a good great smell, or a bad great smell?

yeah the bronze is my fave out of all the different colours. black will come in a close second.

I like it - it's that good metallic smell and it has a rough feel and heavier weight than the other Koibito colors. Munky King mentioned that the bronze would patina over time. So far, mine hasn't changed too much.

I think the smoke gray is my favorite of the releases. Looking forward to the Screaming for the Sunrise dragon.

i'm keeping a close watch on the dragon as well. it's gonna be sick!

Me 3, if anyone hears info leaks on the Sunrise figure, please hit me up.

Mendez wrote:Nice! I really should hunt out a bronze one. Doc A did a SICK CUSTOM...

SICK!

wow that Dok a custom makes me want to send him my bronze...I'm sure he could do the same kind of custom on another color of the koibito maybe he can just apint it bronze himself...it does kinda suck to give up the most expensive version to use for a custom...Even one as sick as that...

nyhousekid wrote:wow that Dok a custom makes me want to send him my bronze...I'm sure he could do the same kind of custom on another color of the koibito maybe he can just apint it bronze himself...it does kinda suck to give up the most expensive version to use for a custom...Even one as sick as that...

I believe that's just a reg colorway painted. No one would really alter the bronze. Ya know?

ezramyl wrote:I like it - it's that good metallic smell and it has a rough feel and heavier weight than the other Koibito colors. Munky King mentioned that the bronze would patina over time. So far, mine hasn't changed too much.

I know it sounds horrible, but pee (yes, urinate) on it outside. It'll definitely become verdigris a lot quicker.

Mendez wrote:

ezramyl wrote:I like it - it's that good metallic smell and it has a rough feel and heavier weight than the other Koibito colors. Munky King mentioned that the bronze would patina over time. So far, mine hasn't changed too much.

I know it sounds horrible, but pee (yes, urinate) on it outside. It'll definitely become verdigris a lot quicker.

remind me never to buy anything bronze from u..lol

nyhousekid wrote:

Mendez wrote:

ezramyl wrote:I like it - it's that good metallic smell and it has a rough feel and heavier weight than the other Koibito colors. Munky King mentioned that the bronze would patina over time. So far, mine hasn't changed too much.

I know it sounds horrible, but pee (yes, urinate) on it outside. It'll definitely become verdigris a lot quicker.

remind me never to buy anything bronze from u..lol

If you want the bronze to darken, expose it to Ammonia fumes.

DON'T put ammonia on it, but put it some place where it will come into contact with the fumes. For example you could put the toy on a small platform (not wood or anything porous) inside of an aluminum roasting pan and then pour a small amount (less than half a centimeter) of liquid into the pan. This process works better if you can enclose the toy with the fumes but after a few minutes or hours the bronze should start to darken. Check it often and once it is the color you want thoroughly rinse the toy with cool water.

If you don't like the effect you can more or less undo it using lemon juice. It may not return exactly to the original surface though.

So, my wife just came home and caught my pissing on my Koibito...

She now knows I've lost it...

Kidding, of course

Thanks for the ideas, though!

Would just washing it cause the verdigris effect as well? I noticed that my levi jeans copper buttons have the aged teal effect on them.. and i wasnt pissing my self lol.

what about using a mild salt solution? would that corrode the bronze?

Close-up

Gorgeous. Damn, I might need one.

ezramyl wrote:

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nice !!

Arty
Really nice looking